oldafricanmusic

<p>African Jazz invites OK Jazz</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz-invites-ok-jazz/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/african-jazz</span><span class="invisible">-invites-ok-jazz/</span></a></p><p>The evolution of Congolese popular music in the 1960s and 70s is generally classified into two major schools: African Jazz &amp; OK Jazz. The main representatives of those schools are Joseph Kabasele alias Grand Kallé, founder of African Jazz, and Franco Luambo, co-founder of OK Jazz. Two temperaments and ambiances, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/60smusic/" rel="tag">#60smusic</a> <a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/rumba/" rel="tag">#Rumba</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Batourou Sékou Kouyaté</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/ancient-strings-batourou-sekou-kouyate/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/ancient-strings-batourou-sekou-kouyate/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/ancient-stri</span><span class="invisible">ngs-batourou-sekou-kouyate/</span></a></p><p>Batourou Sékou Kouyaté (aka Batrou Sékou Kouyaté / ? – 1984) is probably the first tradi-modern Korafola, born in a family of djelis (griots) in Mali.</p><p>&quot;Sekou Batourou Kouyate, one the most loved, and best known kora players to originate from Mali. Known more as a korafola (he who is […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/kora/" rel="tag">#Kora</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>A selection from Libyan tapes</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/selection-libyan-tapes/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/selection-libyan-tapes/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/selection-li</span><span class="invisible">byan-tapes/</span></a></p><p>The album “A selection from Libyan tapes” is a compilation dedicated to the cassette tape scene in Libya from the late 80s to early 2000s, from Disco to Reggae to Pop.</p><p>This compilation isn’t a sweeping history of Libyan music — it’s a personal journey into the sounds we fell in love with while […]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/90smusic/" rel="tag">#90smusic</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/disco/" rel="tag">#Disco</a> <a href="/tags/libya/" rel="tag">#Libya</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a> <a href="/tags/funk/" rel="tag">#Funk</a> <a href="/tags/reggae/" rel="tag">#Reggae</a></p>

<p>Orchestra Baobab – Autorail</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-baobab-autorail/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-baobab-autorail/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/orchestra-ba</span><span class="invisible">obab-autorail/</span></a></p><p>By the end of the 1970s, the band concluded its residency at the Baobab Club, which closed its doors in 1979. At this point, they were Senegal’s biggest band. […]<br>Their 1981 albums Mouhamadou Bamba and Sibou odia extended their success into the new decade, helped by their hit “Autorail”, composed by Medoune Diallo, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/senegal/" rel="tag">#Senegal</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80sMusic</a></p>

<p>K. Frimpong – Blue &amp; Black albums</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/frimpong-cubano-fiestas-blue-black-albums/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/frimpong-cubano-fiestas-blue-black-albums/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/frimpong-cub</span><span class="invisible">ano-fiestas-blue-black-albums/</span></a></p><p>Reissue of two albums by Alhaji K. Frimpong (1939-2005), with His Cubano Fiestas, an icon of Ghanaian highlife: The Blue and Black Albums, released in 1976 and 1977 respectively.</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/ghana/" rel="tag">#Ghana</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Le Tioko-Tioko</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/soumaoro-eclipse-ija-tioko-tioko/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/soumaoro-eclipse-ija-tioko-tioko/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/soumaoro-ecl</span><span class="invisible">ipse-ija-tioko-tioko/</span></a></p><p>A rare album from Malian musician Idrissa Soumaoro, initially released in 1978, is reedited. Le Tioko-Tioko, from which “Nissodia” is taken, was recorded by Soumaoro and l’Eclipse de l’IJA.</p><p>Soumaoro, accomplished and respected musician himself, became committed to the visually impaired and started to teach them music at Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (I.J.A) where Amadou […]</p><p><a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Super Biton De Ségou – Nie Nema Mine</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou-nienema-mine/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-segou-nienema-mine/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/super-biton-</span><span class="invisible">segou-nienema-mine/</span></a></p><p>Super Biton de Segou was one of the great bands of Mali of the 1970s and 1980s, created as the Orchestre Régional de Segou, at the first Biennale in 1970 where they won several prices. They were part of all the great Post-independence Malian orchestras. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>E &amp; S Brothers – Taduma</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers-taduma/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers-taduma/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/e-s-brothers</span><span class="invisible">-taduma/</span></a></p><p>E &amp; S Brothers’ 1985 album Taduma holds a unique yet overlooked place in the history of South African dance music, the era of Bubblegum Music.</p><p>When Shadrack Ndlovu and Ernest Segeel teamed up with Dane Stevenson, owner of Blue Tree Studio in downtown Johannesburg, and journeyman producer Taso Stephanou, South Africa’s bubblegum era had […]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/disco/" rel="tag">#Disco</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Manu Dibango – Bolingo City</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-bolingo-city/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-bolingo-city/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango</span><span class="invisible">-bolingo-city/</span></a></p><p>En 1989, sort le film “Comment Faire L’Amour Avec Un N[oir] Sans Se Fatiguer” (IMDb), inspiré d’un roman de Dany Laferrière, avec Isaach De Bankolé dans le rôle principal. La bande son est confiée à Manu Dibango et le titre Bolingo City débute sa vie musicale. Le single de ce titre sort en 1991 ainsi […]</p><p><a href="/tags/cameroon/" rel="tag">#Cameroon</a> <a href="/tags/livemusic/" rel="tag">#LiveMusic</a> <a href="/tags/makossa/" rel="tag">#Makossa</a> <a href="/tags/manudibango/" rel="tag">#ManuDibango</a> <a href="/tags/ost/" rel="tag">#OST</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>K1 de Ultimate – Talazo ’84</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/k1-ultimate-talazo-84/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/k1-ultimate-talazo-84/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/k1-ultimate-</span><span class="invisible">talazo-84/</span></a></p><p>Fuji music, a style of music with deep roots in 50s traditional “Were” music performed to keep Yoruba Muslims entertained during the holy month of Ramadan, was also a battleground for a few artists like Wasiu Ayinde Marshall (aka K1 De Ultimate). Mid ’80s, Wasiu, one of the singers in Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s band, […]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/fuji/" rel="tag">#Fuji</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Léon Keita – Gnanassouma</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/leon-keita-gnanassouma/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/leon-keita-gnanassouma/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/leon-keita-g</span><span class="invisible">nanassouma/</span></a></p><p>From the legendary Rail Band from Bamako to les Ambassadeurs internationaux, Leon Keita, singer et guitar player, forged his manding sound and later recorded 2 solo albums. A fixture on the Malian music scene, Leon Keïta was born in Conakry on the Atlantic coast of Guinea in 1947. After completing his studies he found his […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/bénin/" rel="tag">#Bénin</a> <a href="/tags/guinea/" rel="tag">#Guinea</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Attention na Sida with Franco</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/world-aids-day-attention-na-sida-franco/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/world-aids-day-attention-na-sida-franco/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/world-aids-d</span><span class="invisible">ay-attention-na-sida-franco/</span></a></p><p>World AIDS Day, la journée mondiale contre le SIDA, c’est le 1er décembre de chaque année. Le grand maitre Franco interpelle la société et s’insurge contre le sida avec Victoria Eleison en 1987.</p><p><a href="/tags/aids/" rel="tag">#AIDS</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/francoluambo/" rel="tag">#FrancoLuambo</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-africa-78-rpm/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/opika-pende-</span><span class="invisible">africa-78-rpm/</span></a></p><p>“Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM” is a 4-CD collection featuring 100 tracks, released in 2011, taken from rare 78 RPM recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD.</p><p>Many African countries appear in this compilation, edited by Jonathan Ward: [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/algeria/" rel="tag">#Algeria</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/egypt/" rel="tag">#Egypt</a> <a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/fullalbum/" rel="tag">#FullAlbum</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/morocco/" rel="tag">#Morocco</a> <a href="/tags/niger/" rel="tag">#Niger</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/somalia/" rel="tag">#Somalia</a> <a href="/tags/tunisia/" rel="tag">#Tunisia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Kélétigui Diabaté – Koulandian</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-diabate-koulandian/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/keletigui-di</span><span class="invisible">abate-koulandian/</span></a></p><p>He has been called the “bibliothèque de la musique Africaine” (library of African music) by younger African musicians, multi-instrumentalist Kélétigui Diabaté (1931-2012) was the unsung hero of West African music. Kélétigui was the first balafon player to use two instruments tuned a semitone apart to facilitate playing jazz! [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/balafon/" rel="tag">#Balafon</a> <a href="/tags/instrumental/" rel="tag">#Instrumental</a> <a href="/tags/mali/" rel="tag">#Mali</a> <a href="/tags/manding/" rel="tag">#Manding</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Karantamba – Ndigal</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-ndigal/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-ndigal/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/karantamba-n</span><span class="invisible">digal/</span></a></p><p>Bai Janha, alias “Sweet Fingers,” composer, arranger, guitar player of Guelewar &amp; Ifang Bondi, is undisputedly the most important musician to have come from Gambia. This unreleased recording presents Bai Janha with his psychedelic Karantamba, a school for young musicians, captured in Thiès (Sénégal) at “Sangomar” Club on 16th of August 1984. Band lea</p><p><a href="/tags/manding/" rel="tag">#Manding</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelic/" rel="tag">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="/tags/sénégal/" rel="tag">#Sénégal</a> <a href="/tags/thegambia/" rel="tag">#TheGambia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Samson Mthombeni &amp; Gazankulu Girls – Miyela N’whanyana</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/samson-mthombeni-gazankulu-girls/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/samson-mthombeni-gazankulu-girls/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/samson-mthom</span><span class="invisible">beni-gazankulu-girls/</span></a></p><p>Samson Mthombeni is a legend of Shangaan (Tsonga or Xitsonga) traditional music. Mthombeni passed away at the age of 75, in 2020.</p><p><a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>African System Orchestra – Bad Friend</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/african-system-orchestra-bad-friend/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/african-system-orchestra-bad-friend/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/african-syst</span><span class="invisible">em-orchestra-bad-friend/</span></a></p><p>Hybrid of Soukous and Highlife, courtesy of Cameroonian guitarist Tambwe Dongo Pecos and his band African System Orchestra that started playing in Nigeria…</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/cameroon/" rel="tag">#Cameroon</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/soukous/" rel="tag">#Soukous</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Franklin Boukaka – Le Bucheron</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/franklin-boukaka-manu-dibango-bucheron/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/franklin-boukaka-manu-dibango-bucheron/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/franklin-bou</span><span class="invisible">kaka-manu-dibango-bucheron/</span></a></p><p>Franklin Boukaka (1940 – 1972) was a Congolese singer, guitarist, and songwriter, recognized as a pioneer of Congolese popular music. He performed in bands based in each of “the two Congos” and toured worldwide.<br>“Le Bucheron” is part of an album recorded in Paris in 1970 and arranged by Manu Dibango. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/congo/" rel="tag">#Congo</a> <a href="/tags/manudibango/" rel="tag">#ManuDibango</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Manu Dibango – Ebony Tracks (Percussion Storm)</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-ebony-tracks-percussion-storm/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-ebony-tracks-percussion-storm/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango</span><span class="invisible">-ebony-tracks-percussion-storm/</span></a></p><p>“Ebony Tracks (Percussion Storm)” is from Manu Dibango’s “B Sides” album, released in 2002. It contains short and long remixed versions of Soul Fiesta.</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/cameroon/" rel="tag">#Cameroon</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/jazz/" rel="tag">#Jazz</a> <a href="/tags/manudibango/" rel="tag">#ManuDibango</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Blo – Chant To Mother Earth</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/blo-chant-mother-earth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/blo-chant-mother-earth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/blo-chant-mo</span><span class="invisible">ther-earth/</span></a></p><p>In 1973 in Nigeria, Blo were the first Rock Trio to emerge from Africa. Their 1st album “Chapter 1” contains 8 tracks of infectious afro-rock, with Afrobeat foundations, mixed with western psychedelia, Rock and Funk of the late 60s, including “Chant To Mother Earth”.</p><p>Taken together, the names Berkely ‘Ike’ Jones (guitar), Laolu ‘Akins’ Akintobi […]</p><p><a href="/tags/70smusic/" rel="tag">#70smusic</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/psychedelic/" rel="tag">#Psychedelic</a> <a href="/tags/rock/" rel="tag">#Rock</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Two Niles to Sing a Melody</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/two-niles-sing-melody-sudan/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/two-niles-sing-melody-sudan/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/two-niles-si</span><span class="invisible">ng-melody-sudan/</span></a></p><p>“Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins &amp; Synths of Sudan” is a journey through the golden age of Sudanese music and a restoration of this forgotten heritage. […]</p><p><a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/sudan/" rel="tag">#Sudan</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Beauties – Aselefech Ashine &amp; Getenesh Kebret – ሸ​ገ​ኔ​ዎ​ች</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/aselefech-ashine-getenesh-kebret-beauties/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/aselefech-ashine-getenesh-kebret-beauties/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/aselefech-as</span><span class="invisible">hine-getenesh-kebret-beauties/</span></a></p><p>“Beauties” is a lost classic of the Ethiopian Golden Age, released in 1976. On this 1976 gem of a record, Aselefech Ashine and Getenesh Kebret’s voices intertwine in close harmony, the two “beauties” singing in duet across 10 gorgeous tracks.</p><p>The Army Band, which backed greats like Tlahoun Gesesse and Mahmoud Ahmed, brings [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Solomon Linda &amp; the Evening Birds – Mbube</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/solomon-linda-evening-birds-mbube-lion-king/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/solomon-linda-evening-birds-mbube-lion-king/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/solomon-lind</span><span class="invisible">a-evening-birds-mbube-lion-king/</span></a></p><p>One of Disney’s most popular songs, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” is a cover of the late South African performer Solomon Ntsele (Linda)‘s song “Mbube”.</p><p>Here’s the Zulu-language original by the South African performer Linda with his musical group the Evening Birds. After discovering the family of Solomon Linda, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/cover/" rel="tag">#Cover</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/southafrica/" rel="tag">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Avolonto Honoré – Agbénon Hévi</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/avolonto-honore-agbenon-hevi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/avolonto-honore-agbenon-hevi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/avolonto-hon</span><span class="invisible">ore-agbenon-hevi/</span></a></p><p>“Avolonto Honoré de Cotonou” (1944-2017), chanteur et musicien béninois, commence sa carrière en tant que percussionniste. On le retrouve ensuite avec l’Orchestre Black Santiago, puis l’Orchestre Poly-Rythmo.2 morceaux (Agbénon Hévi et Avi Yaman Houé) extraits d’un album paru probablement au début des années 80, avec Poly-Rythmo.</p><p><a href="/tags/bénin/" rel="tag">#Bénin</a> <a href="/tags/vinyl/" rel="tag">#Vinyl</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>

<p>Edo Funk Explosion</p><p><a href="https://amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-explosion/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-explosion/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amf.didiermary.fr/edo-funk-exp</span><span class="invisible">losion/</span></a></p><p>During the 80s, an intoxicating subgenre of highlife was born in Benin City, the heart of Edo State (south-western Nigeria), with Sir Victor Uwaifo, adding synthesizers and electric guitars to contribute to this new genre of psychedelic infused Funk. This was the Edo Funk Explosion!</p><p>It was in Benin City, in the heart of Nigeria, [...]</p><p><a href="/tags/80smusic/" rel="tag">#80smusic</a> <a href="/tags/afrofunk/" rel="tag">#AfroFunk</a> <a href="/tags/compilation/" rel="tag">#Compilation</a> <a href="/tags/highlife/" rel="tag">#Highlife</a> <a href="/tags/nigeria/" rel="tag">#Nigeria</a> <a href="/tags/sirvictoruwaifo/" rel="tag">#SirVictorUwaifo</a> <a href="/tags/oldafricanmusic/" rel="tag">#OldAfricanMusic</a></p>